Comments of the Flora of Bryan County, Oklahoma

6 PROC. OF THE OKLA. ACAD. OF SCI. FOR 1963

Comments on the Flora of Bryan County, Oklahoma CONSTANCE and JOHN TAYLOR, Southeastern State College, Durant Bryan County, on the Red River approximately 80 miles west of Arkansas, represents an area from which only a few botanical specimens had been collected. During the last two years we have attempted to make a thorough collection of the vascular plants. A number of species were collected which constitute notable extensions of range. The list below contains Information about some of them. All but two were collected in the county. One species and one variety are reported as new to the flora of Oklahoma and are starred. All specimens cited were collected by John and Connie Taylor. unless otherwise indicated. and are deposited in the Bebb Herbarium, University of Oklahoma, Norman. We wish to express our appreciation and sincere thanks to Dr. G. J. Goodman, University of Oklahoma, for his encouragement and advice.

PIau eeblData Mill. This species Is known from a number of COUD Uea in eastem Oklahoma. We have It from Bryan County as No. M6 from 2% mt W. 1% mi. N of Matoy. and as No. 1035 from 5 mL E, 1% N of Bennington. It is represented from Coal Co. as No. 551 from 4 mi. W. 18 mi. N of Coalgate. and from Hughes Co. as No. 552 from 3 ml N, 3 mt W of Ashland. The Coal Co. specimen apparently represents the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 7

westernmost record for thl8 species In Oklahoma. Bromas moUls L. was reported by Waterfall (1959) from Del. and Pitta. Counties. No. 1614, collected along the Lake Texoma shore near Willow Springs Resort, 2 mi. E, 1 tA. mi. S of Roosevelt Bridge, repreeenbi a westward and southward extension of the known range In Oklahoma. Erlanthus rtcanteus (Walt.) Muhl., reported by Waterfall (19M) from McCur. Co., was collected in a seepy area 1 ml. N, 311 mi. E. ot BennIngton &8 No. MS. Paspalam UniUel Steud Known from McCur. Co. and reported by Featherly (1946) from the Ft. Sill Military Reservation, th18 plant la of frequent occurrance on the Red River floodplain of Bryan Co. where it was collected as No. 1942, 2 mt S of Cartwright. Sorrhastram EWottll (Mohr) Nash; no. 1032 from 1'" ml. S, 4 mi. E of Bennington. This species was previously reported for the state by Hopk1n.l (1938) trom McCur. Co. and by Goodman (1962) from Marshall County. Unlola sesslllfolia Poir. Is represented in Bryan Co. by No. 10M, collected in a seepy area 3 mt S, 2 mi. E of Bennington. Bebb Herbarium specimens indicate a previous range In SE Oklahoma In LeF. and McCur. counties.

Zlaanlopsls millacea (Michx.) Doell &: .Aachen. waa collected '" mi. north ot Armstrong above the Blue River Dam as No. 1947. This extends the known range from McCur. and LeF. counties. Peltandra vlrrlnlca (L. ) Schott It Endl., was liated by Waterfall (1962) from Choc. Co. This species is represented from Bryan Co. by No. 1870 collected in a seepy area 3JA, mt E, 1 mt S ot Bennington. Alnus maritima (Marsh.) Muhl. has been reported from along Blue River in Bryan Co. by Stemen and Myers (1937). We have been unable to collect or locate a specimen from the county. Extensive flood control and conservation activities have been carried out along Blue River In the last 20 years. It is possible that the population and tts habItat have been destroyed.

Quercas PheUos L. Thla eastern oak species la found in the eutem part of Bryan Co. as a component of the bottomland fore.lt. It la reported as No. 917 collected 2 mt W, 1tA. mi. N of Matoy. Plaaera aquatica (Walt.) J. F. GmeL No. M1, collected along the WhIte Grass Creek, ~ mi. N of Oberlin, extends the known range of thla species in Oklahoma from McCur. and Push. counties. BanancaJus recarvatas Pair. was reported from Dripping SpriDgl, DeL Co. by Benson (1941). No. 564, collected along WhIte Grau Creek 3 mi. N, 2 mi. W of OberUn, extends the known range of thla spectea to the Muthweal. Bebb Herbarium specimens of tilt. speclea from Oklahoma are from DeL 80uth to KcCur. counUea.

~!bUetnam arbnsaDllDl Boivin: DO. 602 collected along Wldte GI'UI ~---. % ml. N of OberUn, extends the known range of thfa specle. from MeCur. Co. where It was reported to occur by Waterfall (1961). Cratae.. lIanlaaDD Egglat. Prevlo1Wy coUectecI ~.. JDdI. eate & I'aDp In Choc., LeI'.. and KcCur. countlea. It" repnMDtecl In 8rJaa 00. by No. 831 collected 6~ mJ. S., • mL B of Berlldnstea 8 PROC. OF THE OKLA. ACAD. OF SCI. FOR 1963

Daebelnea lDdlea (Andr.) Focke, collected in a seepy area 1 JAa mi. S, • mt. E ot Bennington as No. 60'8, was previously known from McCur. County. Lath11'111 blnataa I., previoualy known only trom McCur. Co., is now reported from Bryan Co. as No. 72., collected from a seepy area 1 JA. mi. S, • mt. E of Bennington. Trifolium relaplDatum L. This species, No. 1716, was collected % mt. S ot Calera along the roadside on April 17, 1963. Waterfall (1951) has reported it from Muskogee County. Acer rabram L. This species, common in many forest stands in the very eastern part of Oklahoma, was found to be a major species in a seepy area 1 ~ mt. Sand 4 mt. E of Bennington. It is represented from Bryan County as No. 870. Hypericum tubulosam var. Waited (Gmel.) Lott., previously known from McCur. Co., was collected as No. 975 in a seepy area in Bryan Co. where the following species was also collected. ·Hyperlcam virrlnlcum L. This species of the eastern United States is now added to the flora of Oklahoma. No. 2048 was collected from a seepyarea 1 mt. N, 3% mt. E ot Bennington in Bryan Co. BeUantbemum rosmarinJloJium Pursh, reported new to the state by Goodman (1961), was collected in Bryan Co. as No. 789 from 2lh mi. N. 3% mt. E of Bennington. NYlsa Iylvatlca Marsh. This tree ot eastern Oklahoma was col lected as No. 652, 1 mt. N, 3% mt. E of Bennington. It is known to occur as far west as Coal Co. where Ah3h.aponek No. 20 was collected Nov. 3, 1956, from east of Devil's Springs Creek. Proserpinaca palustrls var. crebra Fern. &: Grise. No. 881 from the NE corner of Bryan Co. near Clear Boggy, 2lh mt. N, Ilh mt. E. of Cade extends the range of this species from McCur. and LeF. counties. Cynociadium di,itatum DC. Listed by Waterfall (1950a) from McCur. Co., this species western range in Oklahoma is now extended to Bryan Co. where it was collected as No. 812 along White Grass Creek, 3 mt. N, 2 mi. W of Oberlin. PtiUmnium co.tatum (Ell. ) Rat. This species is reported from Atoka Co. by Stratton (19.9). Collection No. 1736 is from a seepy area 1 ~ mt. S, • mt. E of Bennington where it is quite common. This is the second reported collection of this species in Oklahoma. TorWs nodosa (I.) Gaertn. Stemen and Myers (1937) reported this species from Oklahoma Co. growing in waste places. OUr No. 1558 estab liahes its preaence in Bryan Co. where it was collected at the fish hatchery 1 mt NE of Armstrong. The habitat indicated by Stemen and Myers and our collection suggests this species may be introduced and not be able to establish itself extensively. MODOtropa unIfIora L. This rare saprophytic plant was reported by Barclay (1946 and 1948) from Tulaa and LeF. cos. respectively, and by Little (1961) from McCur. County. It was collected in Bryan Co. as No. 1~ 1 % mi. N, IS mi. E of Bennington. Porestlera ac1UlllData (Mlchx.) Poir. We have collected this species as No. 884. 2% mi. E. and 1 mi. N of Maloy. and No. 1973, from Lake Oberlin. These represent a westward extension of range from northeast Oklahoma and McCur. Co. to Bryan Co. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 9

Phlos glaberrima L., reported by Wherry (l934) from McCur. Co., No. 727 collected in a seepy area 1% mt. S, " mt. E of Bennington extends the known range of this species to Bryan County. Cynoglossum virginianum L. Bebb Herbarium specimens indicate this species was known only from LeF., McCur., and Push. counties. Our No. 912 collected 2 mt. W, 1% mt. N of Matoy extends its known range to Bryan Co. Lonicera sempervirens L., listed by Waterfall (1962) from LeF., and McCur. cos., was collected in a moist woods 6 mt. S., 6% mt. E of Bennington as No. 1443. Baccharis haUmifoUa L. was first reported (Waterfall 1962) from McCur. Co., and later (1969) from LeF. Co. No. 1068 was collected along the Red River floodplain, 2~ mi. SE of Albany. Cirsium horridulum forma ElUottii (T. " G.) Fern. was reported by Waterfall (19Mb) from McCur. County. Our No. 1630 was collected 6 mi. S, and 8 mt. E of Durant. The plant was over 2 m. in height, and had a hollow stem over 5 em. in diameter. Cirsium texanum Buckley was reported by Goodman (1962) from Marshall Co. Although this species was looked for, further collections were not made until the summer of 1963, when it was found frequently growing in the Lake Texoma area of Bryan Co., and was collected 88 No. 1821 from the Willow Springs area, and No. 1624 % mi. E of Mead. Gnaphalium falcatum Lam. was reported by Goodman (1962) trom Marshall Co.; No. 1881 was collected near the Johnson Creek Arm of Lake Texoma just east ot Roosevelt Bridge across Lake Texoma. BeUanthus angustifollus L., reported by Waterfall (1960a) from McCur. Co., was collected as No. 2047 from a seepy area 1 mt. N, 3% mt. E ot Bennington. Rudbeckia missouriensis Engelm. collected in pine woods 2 mt. W, 1 ~2 mi. N of Matoy as No. 834, is a western extension of range in Okla homa. It has been reported from Choctaw Co. by Waterfall (1949). The following species are represented by specimens from McCurtain Co. only. ·Bypericum tubulosum var. tubulosum Walt. While verifying the Identification of Hypericum viTginicum, Dr. G. J. Goodman noted that M. Hopkins No. 5575 was misidentified. It is now placed under the name Hypericum tubuZ08um var. tubuZ08um, a variety not previously known to occur in Oklahoma. Hopkins' specImen was collected from a woods in McCur. Co. 5 mt. SE of Broken Bow on Oct. 12, 1960. Ranunculus f1abellaris Rat. This delicate aquatic species was col lected 88 No. 498 from Little River south of Idabel near U. 8. By 70 bridge in McCur. County. Th;s is one of the few collections of this species in Oklahoma. 10 PROC. OF THE OKLA. ACAD. OF SCI. FOR 1963

LrrmATUBE crrm Barclay, H. D. 1946. New station in Oklahoma tor Heml«:fria G,AlfUo (Nutt.) Rat. and MonotTopeJ "ni/loTa L. Proc. Ok1&. Acad. SCl 26:2e...... _ __ 1948. The second state record on JlonotTopG "'"flora L. Proc. Ok1&. Acad. Sci. 28:39. BeIUlOn, Lyman. 1941. North American Ranunculaceae. Bull Torr. Bot. Club 88:477. Featherly, H. I. 1946. Manual of the Grasses of Oklahoma. Ok1&. A. .. M. Bull. 21. Little, E. L. Jr. 1951. Botanical notes from Southeastern Oklahoma. Proc. Okla. Acad. ScI. 31 :53. Goodman, G. J. 1961. Notes on Oklahoma Plants. Proc. Ok1&. AcacL Sci. 41:23...... _...._...... 1962. Notes on Oklahoma Plants. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sc1 42:31. Hopk1n8, Milton. 1938. Notes from the Herbarium of the Univendty of Oklahoma. Rhod. 40:429. Stemen T. R. and W. S. Myers. 1937. Oklahoma Flora. Harlow Pub ltahing Corp.• Oklahoma City. pp 706. Stratton. Robert. 1949. Distribution Records of Oklahoma FlowerlD&' Plants. Proc. Okla. Acad. ScI. 30:15. Waterfall, U. T. 1949. Some results of a summer's botanizing in Okla homa. Rhod.51:28. 1950a. Some additions to the Oklahoma Flora. Rhod. 52:36...... 19~b. Some results of a third summers botaniZing in Oklahoma. Rhod. 52:174...... _ .._...... 1951. More additions to the Oklahoma Flora. Rhod. 53:131. 1952. Further Studies of the Oklahoma Flora. Rhod. 64:130. ___. 19M. Studies in the Composition and Dlstribution of the Oklahoma Flora-XXI. Rhod 56:158...... _...... 1959. Studies in the Composition and Distribution of the Oklahoma Flora - No. 24. Proc. Ok1&. Acad. Sci. 39:2. 1982. Keys to the Flora of Oklahoma, ed. 2. Rea. J'ound.. Ok1&. State Unlv.• Stillwater. Wherry. E. T. 1934. Notes on eastern Pholxea. Bartonia 16:42.